# Masters (curling)

The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event (but not a Grand Slam event) held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area. The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.
The first incarnation of the event with both men and women was held in 2012 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ontario.
The event is currently sponsored by World Financial Group, a multi-level marketing company.

## Previous event names
### Sun Life Classic

* Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
* Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
* McDonald's Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
* SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
* Sun Life Classic (2009–2011)

### Masters/World Cup

* Kia Masters of Curling: 2002
* M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling: 2003-2004
* Masters of Curling: Feb. 2006
* Home Hardware Masters of Curling: Dec. 2006-Jan. 2008
* Masters of Curling: Nov. 2008
* Grey Power World Cup of Curling: 2009-2010
* GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling: 2011
* Rogers Masters of Curling: 2012
* Masters of Curling: 2013-15
* WFG Masters: 2016
* Masters of Curling: 2017
* Canadian Beef Masters: 2018
* Masters: 2019–2021
* WFG Masters: 2022–present

## Past champions
### Masters/World Cup
#### Men

| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Location | Purse |
| 2002 | Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Roger Korte, Rory Golanowski | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Doug Armstrong | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador | $100,000 |
| 2003 (Jan.) | Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett | Vic Peters, Mark Olson, Chris Neufeld, Steve Gould | Sudbury, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2003 (Dec.) | Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould | Sudbury, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2004 | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould | Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Chris Haichert, Ben Hebert | Humboldt, Saskatchewan | $100,000 |
| 2006 (Feb.) | Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque | Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $100,000 |
| 2006 (Dec.) | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque | Waterloo, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2008 (Jan.) | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $100,000 |
| 2008 (Nov.) | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen | Waterloo, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2009 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen | Mississauga, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould | Windsor, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2011 | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2012 | Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen | Jim Cotter, Jason Gunnlaugson, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky | Brantford, Ontario | $100,000 |
| 2013 | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Kevin Martin, David Nedohin, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert | Abbotsford, British Columbia | $100,000 |
| 2014 | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker | Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Selkirk, Manitoba | $100,000 |
| 2015 | Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld | Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky | Truro, Nova Scotia | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren | Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | Okotoks, Alberta | $125,000 |
| 2017 | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker | Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan | $125,000 |
| 2018 | John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Kevin Koe, B. J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert | Truro, Nova Scotia | $125,000 |
| 2019 | Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker | North Bay, Ontario | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. | Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | Oakville, Ontario | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella | Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. | Oakville, Ontario | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella | Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle | Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert | Guelph, Ontario | $200,000 |
Notes
    1. ^ Greg Balsdon subbed in for Mead in the final game.

#### Women

| Year | Winning team | Runner-up team | Location | Purse |
| 2012 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle | Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge | Brantford, Ontario | $50,000 |
| 2013 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle | Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton | Abbotsford, British Columbia | $100,000 |
| 2014 | Val Sweeting, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown | Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström | Selkirk, Manitoba | $100,000 |
| 2015 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown | Truro, Nova Scotia | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Allison Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | Okotoks, Alberta | $125,000 |
| 2017 | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen | Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan | $125,000 |
| 2018 | Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | Truro, Nova Scotia | $125,000 |
| 2019 | Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish | Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama | North Bay, Ontario | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen, Lisa Weagle | Oakville, Ontario | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris | Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes | Oakville, Ontario | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes | Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs | Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes | Guelph, Ontario | $200,000 |

### Sun Life Classic

Past champions are listed as follows:

#### Men

| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
| 2005 | Kirk Ziola | Jim Lyle | |
| 2006 | Dwayne Fowler | Brad Gushue | 35,000 |
| 2007 | Glenn Howard | Kirk Ziola | 53,000 |
| 2008 | Glenn Howard | Jean-Michel Ménard | 47,000 |
| 2009 | Mike McEwen | Martin Ferland | 50,000 |
| 2010 | Mike McEwen | Brad Gushue | 50,000 |
| 2011 | Niklas Edin | Sven Michel | 50,000 |

#### Women

| Year | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse |
| 2007 | Julie Hastings | Krista McCarville | 32,000 |
| 2008 | Marie-France Larouche | Jacqueline Harrison | 47,000 |
| 2009 | Jo-Ann Rizzo | Shannon Kleibrink | 50,000 |
| 2010 | Jennifer Jones | Kelly Scott | 50,000 |
| 2011 | Sherry Middaugh | Erika Brown | 50,000 |